Grading

GRADING:

  • Planning, research, and design 50 points

  • Design and theme are unique and creative 30 points

  • Specifications met (size and materials) 50 points

  • Strength trebuchet demonstrations that it can throw an object 25 points

  • Innovation, students use materials in original or innovative ways. 25 points

  • Appearance, trebuchet looks like students took pride in its building.

  • Theme (decorated accordingly) 30 points

  • Distance object traveled 40 points

  • (sliding scale with full points awarded to the farthest traveled)

  • Journal/PowerPoint of Project 50 points


Total points = 300 points